Win Oxford English Dictionaries

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The new Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, published at the end of this month, is an invaluable reference resource and fascinating record of the evolution of the English language. This edition has been updated to include 3,500 new words and meanings and 500 illustrative quotations from authors writing in the last 10 years. In addition, it contains every word that has been in use in the English language since 1700, even if they are now obsolete.

The New Oxford Dictionary of English is the foremost authority on current English and an essential reference for anyone with an interest in the English language.

Guardian Unlimited Books has two copies of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (worth £95 each) to give away, plus two copies of the New Oxford Dictionary of English for runners up.